editor

== English == === Alternative forms === ed., edit. (abbreviation) Ed. (titular abbreviation) editour (obsolete, rare) === Etymology === From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/, (formal) [ˈɛɾ.ɪ.tɚ], (lax) [ˈɛɾ.ɪ.ɾɚ] Hyphenation: ed‧i‧tor === Noun === editor (plural editors) A person who edits or makes changes to documents. A copy editor. A person who edited a specific document. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish. A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film (computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files. Hyponym: text editor (television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === doiter, dotier, rioted, tie rod, tierod, triode == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēditōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ðiˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.ðiˈtoɾ] === Adjective === editor (feminine editora, masculine plural editors, feminine plural editores) editing === Noun === editor m (plural editors, feminine editora, feminine plural editores) (graphic arts, publishing, computing) editor ==== Related terms ==== editar editorial === Further reading === “editor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛdɪtor] === Noun === editor m anim editor (person who edits, e.g. a magazine) Synonym: redaktor ==== Declension ==== === Noun === editor m inan editor (computer program for entering text) ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Noun === editor c (singular definite editoren, plural indefinite editorer) editor ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “editor” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English editor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪtɔr/ Hyphenation: edi‧tor === Noun === editor m (plural editors, diminutive editortje n) editor (computer program to edit text documents) == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin ēditor. === Noun === editor m (plural editores, feminine editora, feminine plural editoras) editor ==== Related terms ==== editar editorial === Further reading === “editor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English editor, from Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛditɔr/ Hyphenation: èdi‧tor Rhymes: -ɔr === Noun === èditor (plural editor-editor) editor: a person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish Synonyms: pengedit, penyunting, redaktur (computing) a program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “editor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From ēdō +‎ -tor. ==== Noun ==== ēditor m (genitive ēditōris); third declension (Late Latin) editor, publisher ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From edō (“I eat”). ==== Verb ==== editor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of edō === Etymology 3 === From ēdō (“to give out”). ==== Verb ==== ēditor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of ēdō === References === “editor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "editor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēditor. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧di‧tor === Noun === editor m (plural editores, feminine editora, feminine plural editoras) editor (person who edits) publisher (person who publishes printed media) === Noun === editor m (plural editores) (computer software) editor (program for modifying files, especially text files) ==== Derived terms ==== editorar editoria ==== Related terms ==== editar editora editorial === Further reading === “editor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “editor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French éditeur. === Noun === editor m (plural editori) editor ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ēditor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ediˈtoɾ/ [e.ð̞iˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: e‧di‧tor === Noun === editor m (plural editores, feminine editora, feminine plural editoras) editor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “editor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025